Vocational Experts
To Apply or Not Apply? Recent Developments in Labor Market Surveys
By : Eric Abes | Category : Blog, Court Decisions, PA Commonwealth Court, Termination of Benefits, Vocational Experts, Workers' Compensation | Comments Off on To Apply or Not Apply? Recent Developments in Labor Market Surveys
23rd Apr 2018
By: Douglas A. Williams In Pennsylvania, when an injured worker receives workers’ compensation benefits, the insurance carrier may require the injured worker to meet with a vocational “expert.” After the meeting, the vocational expert will prepare a “labor market survey.” …
Pennsylvania Supreme Court: “A job must be open and available to count in a Labor Market Survey.”
By : Thomas Baumann | Category : Blog, Court Decisions, PA Supreme Court, Termination of Benefits, Vocational Experts, Workers' Compensation | Comments Off on Pennsylvania Supreme Court: “A job must be open and available to count in a Labor Market Survey.”
26th Feb 2014
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has recently issued a ruling that will help injured workers who are faced with labor market surveys by a vocational expert hired by the workers compensation carrier. In Phoenixville Hosp. v. Workers’ Comp. Appeal Bd., 81 …
